Chapter 1:
Jace was lying in his bed in the infirmary, thinking. He was thinking about Clary and Sebastian. That was what he thought about most days.
Suddenly, out of nowhere a giant face appeared.
"What the…" Jace shouted, leaping from the bed.
Jace felt as if he had been tossed and heard a bellow of surprise. Jace felt himself being moved and again he found himself face to face with the face.
"Who are you and why is your ginormous face in my bedroom?" Jace asked, pulling a dagger.
"Who are you?" the face countered.
"I asked you first," Jace said.
"Yeah, but you're in MY Kindle," the face said.
"No I'm not. As you can see, I'm in the infirmary. Now who are you?" Jace asked.
"I'm not telling you who I am until you tell me who you are," the face replied.
Jace sighed. Knowing that this wasn't going anywhere, he said, "I'm Jace Herondale. At least I think I am. I can never be too sure about what my last name is these days."
"I'm Karma Kadoodle. How can you not know your last name?" Karma asked.
"I don't because my father told me my last name was Wayland. Then I found out his real name was Valentine Morgenstern and he told me my real last name was Morgenstern. And now I've been informed that I'm actually a Herondale," Jace explained.
"Let me guess; when Valentine told you your last name was Morgenstern he also told you your girlfriend was your sister?" Karma said skeptically.
"Yes, actually. How did you know?" Jace asked, growing suspicious.
"I know because all that happened in the City of Bones by Cassandra Clare. Now, who are you really? Are you some kind of Kindle virus?" Karma asked, apprehensively.
"I told you who I am. I am Jace Herondale. I'm not some kind of Kindle virus. I don't even know what a Kindle virus is," Jace said, trying to convince Karma.
"A Kindle virus would be a virus for a Kindle," Karma said, "and Jace Herondale is a character from The Mortal Instruments. Why are you trying to tell me you are him?"
"The Mortal Instruments? How do you know about the Mortal Instruments? Are you some kind of demon or warlock? How do you know about the City of Bones?" Jace said, getting defensive.
"I'm not a demon or a warlock. And before you ask, I'm not some other type of downworlder either. I know about The Mortal Instruments because I read the books. I know about the City of Bones because it's the first book in the series. Who are you really?" Karma asked again.
"I told you, twice now, I AM JACE HERONDALE! What do you mean The Mortal Instruments is a series of books? The Mortal Instruments are the Cup, the Sword, and the Mirror. The angel gave them to Jonathan Shadowhunter when shadowhunters were created," Jace said.
"I know what the mortal instruments in the books are," Karma said, sounding affronted.
"What Books?!" Jace shouted, sounding frustrated.
"The books that Cassandra Clare wrote! Look them up! There was even a movie made about the City of Bones," Karma said, exasperated.
Jace was about to reply when a knock came at his door.
"Come in!" Jace yelled.
Clary walked into the room.
"Jace what's with all the… Woah!"Clary shouted, her eyes widening and she took a step back.
"Who's that?" Clary whispered to Jace.
"That's Karma Kadoodle. I think she may have had one too many hits to the head," Jace said.
"You know I can hear you, right?" Karma said, not shouting but still annoyed.
"Now I do," Jace said.
"Why do you think she had one too many hits to the head?" Clary asked, then looked at Karma. "No offence," she tacked on.
"Because she knows who I am and insists that I'm not who I say I am," Jace replied.
"What?" Clary asked.
"She knows I'm Jace Herondale, Shadowhunter extraordinaire, but she insists that Jace Herondale is a character from some series of books called the Mortal Instruments. She also accused me of being a virus for something called a Kindle," Jace explained.
"A Kindle is a type of e-reader," Clary said to Jace.
"Oh, my Kindle is much more than just an e-reader. I have a Kindle Fire. It can be used to play games and access the internet," Karma boasted.
"I thought Kindles were e-readers. At least that's what is being advertised," Clary said, confused.
"Maybe back in 2007," Karma laughed. "There's been a lot of improvement made since the days when a Kindle was a simple e-reader."
"Back in 2007? What do you mean 'back' in 2007? It is 2007," Jace said.
"No, it's 2015," Karma said.
"No, it's 2007. I know what year I'm living in," Jace insisted.
"I don't know what rock you guys are living under, but its 2015," Karma said.
"We aren't living under a rock," Clary said, tersely.
"Then why do you think its 2007?" Karma asked.
"Because it is," Jace insisted.
"In the books its 2007, in real life its 2015," Karma countered.
"Wait! Do you think we're characters from a book?" Clary asked.
"No. I think you're some kind of Kindle virus, or a couple of hackers' avatars, or something. You just look like, act like, and claim to be characters from The Mortal Instruments," Karma said.
"I can assure you we aren't trying to harm you or your Kindle. We are who we say we are. Why don't you tell us what these books are about?" Clary suggested.
"They're about a girl named Clary Fray, her boyfriend, Jace Herondale, and their friends, Alec and Isabelle Lightwood, Simon Lewis, and Magnus Bane. The stories are all about how they have to defeat the bad guys, Valentine and Sebastian Morgenstern," Karma said.
"Wow, that sounds a lot like our lives," Clary said.
"Yeah, it does," Jace agreed. "Who did you say wrote the books?"
"Cassandra Clare," Karma replied. "You guys really believe your Jace and Clary from the books?"
"I'm Clary and he's Jace. We don't think we're from a series books, but the description of the books sounds a lot like our lives," Clary said. "What we're doing on your Kindle, I don't know."
"Maybe you really are from the books. That still doesn't explain why you suddenly appeared on my Kindle," Karma said. Sounding mischievous, she continued, "This could actually be fun."
"How could it be fun?" Jace asked, sounding apprehensive.
Karma was just about to speak when another voice called, "Karma, who are you talking to?"
"No one," Karma said, slamming her Kindle case shut.
Everything went black in Jace and Clary's world.